We have another quick treat for you all this week. Our awesome bride Laura (who we planned her super fun surprise bachelorette party) sent us over a few photos from her wedding ceremony.

For those of you who didn't catch the Surprise Bachelorette Party post, Laura was heading overseas to marry her Navy Sailor fiancé in an intimate beach ceremony. Taffeta & Tattoos will be planning their reception when they return to the States. From the planning of the bachelorette party to these amazing photos, they have included us in their experience.

Their ceremony was completely private and held on a secluded beach. I can't tell you how much we love these photos, they truly stripped down the wedding ceremony to the most important elements: each other. Don't they just look so happy?

Thanks so much Laura for sending us these snapshots. We can't wait to really get working on your reception in the States!

he Adirondacks framed the silhouette of the Anderson’s wedding. Held at Lake George’s Dunham’s Bay, the romance of the day swept guests off their feet as they took part in the celebration. Guests moved from the ceremony to the cocktail hour, then entered a candlelit tent for dinner and dancing, then onto a cozy campfire for gooey s’mores and tipsy chatter.

Guests arrived and were escorted to the banks of the lake. We kept decorations to a minimum, allowing the dramatic sweeping pines and the glittering lake to sit center stage. Rustic chairs sat on the grass on either side of the aisle, which was lined simply with gathered baby’s breath hanging from hand crafted wrought iron hooks in the ground.

Both the bride and groom are writers, and requested that their wedding aesthetic honored their craft. Ring bearers carried stacks of books tied with purple satin ribbon; rings nested safely on top.

Following the ceremony, guests were led to a sun drenched patio overlooking the lake for cold cocktails, and hot hors d'oeuvres. Live piano music was heard in the background while guests visited a bar lined with vibrant citrus centerpieces and served chilly drinks with classic blue and white striped paper straws, which paid homage to the vintage feel. As guests finished their drinks, they found their escort cards on a handcrafted pin board framed with rough wood and lined with vintage toile fabric which was slowly revealed as cards were removed. The toile provided a surprising and delicate design element that stood out against the slate patio.

Again, in celebration of the bride and groom’s craft, escort cards were created to look like library due date cards, the wedding date stamped on each.

As guests walked toward the tent, they set eyes on a large-scale vignette, featuring vintage wicker furniture, repurposed trunks, salvaged leather carriers, and hat boxes. Lush, dried hydrangeas quietly placed into the vignette added texture and depth, while vintage leather bound books added that literary feel. This arrangement displayed the wedding favors, which were quite literally brown paper packages tied up with string—incense from the bride and groom’s favorite local market.

The entrance was draped with billowy fabric, bustled with bunches of white wildflowers. A chandelier cradling tea light candles added a perfectly structured element to round out the timeless aesthetic.

Inside, sixteen tables surrounded the wooden dance floor. Above hung a chandelier hand-fashioned out of seventy-five cream paper lanterns. Tables were draped in cream cloths; a one of a kind round piece of lace adorned each. Table numbers were screened onto toile fabric matching that of the pin board, and displayed in salvaged gold frames. Centerpieces werefashioned out of aged books, stacked carefully. A brushed silver vase sat atop each stack, filled with creamy white roses and hydrangeas that bubbled over the sides of the vase like icing. Also in brushed silver, short candle holders held cream colored tapered candles, whose melting wax spoke to the overwhelming romance of the day.

As the music slowed, guests were invited to join the bride and groom around a crackling campfire. Marshmallows and long knotty sticks were handed out while guests wrapped themselves in soft fleece blankets. Acoustic guitars were passed around the campfire, and guests took turns playing music that provided the perfect soundtrack for the quiet time for reminiscing with old friends and family.